Injunctive Relief; Survival. (a) EXECUTIVE acknowledges and warrants that he will be fully able to earn an adequate livelihood for himself and his dependents if Section 5.2 should be specifically enforced against him, and that such Section 5.2 merely prevents unfair competition against WORLDSPACE for a limited period of time. EXECUTIVE agrees and acknowledges that, by virtue of EXECUTIVE’s employment with WORLDSPACE, EXECUTIVE shall have access to and maintain an intimate knowledge of WORLDSPACE’s activities and affairs, including trade secrets, Confidential Information, and other confidential matters. As a result of such access and knowledge, and because of the special, unique, and extraordinary services that EXECUTIVE is capable of performing for WORLDSPACE or one of its competitors, EXECUTIVE acknowledges that the services to be rendered by EXECUTIVE pursuant to this Agreement are of a character giving them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot adequately or reasonably be compensated by money damages. Consequently, EXECUTIVE agrees that any breach or threatened breach by EXECUTIVE of EXECUTIVE’s obligations under this Article 5 would cause irreparable injury to WORLDSPACE, and that WORLDSPACE shall be entitled to (i) preliminary and permanent injunctions enjoining EXECUTIVE from violating such provisions, and (ii) money damages in the amount of any fees, compensation, benefits, profits, or other remuneration earned by EXECUTIVE or any competitor of WORLDSPACE as a result of such breach, together with interest, and costs and attorneys’ fees expended to collect such damages or secure such injunctions. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed to prohibit WORLDSPACE from pursuing any other remedy, WORLDSPACE and EXECUTIVE having agreed that all such remedies shall be cumulative, (b) The restrictions set forth in this Article 5 and the following Article 6 shall be construed as independent covenants, and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action against WORLDSPACE, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by WORLDSPACE of the restrictions contained in this Article 5 or the following Article 6. EXECUTIVE hereby consents and waives any objection to the jurisdiction over his person or the venue of any courts within the State of Maryland with respect to any proceedings in law or in equity arising out of this Article 5 or the following Article 6. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that any of the restrictions contained in Section 5.2 are unreasonable as to time, geographical area, or otherwise, said restrictions shall be deemed to be reduced to the extent necessary in the opinion of such court to make their application reasonable.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (WorldSpace, Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (WorldSpace, Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (WorldSpace, Inc)
Injunctive Relief; Survival. (a) EXECUTIVE acknowledges and warrants that he will be fully able to earn an adequate livelihood for himself and his dependents if Section 5.2 should be specifically enforced against him, and that such Section 5.2 merely prevents unfair competition against WORLDSPACE for a limited period of time. EXECUTIVE agrees and acknowledges that, by virtue of EXECUTIVE’s employment with WORLDSPACE, EXECUTIVE shall have access to and maintain an intimate knowledge of WORLDSPACE’s activities and affairs, including trade secrets, Confidential Information, and other confidential matters. As a result of such access and knowledge, and because of the special, unique, and extraordinary services that EXECUTIVE is capable of performing for WORLDSPACE or one of its competitors, EXECUTIVE acknowledges that the services to be rendered by EXECUTIVE pursuant to this Agreement are of a character giving them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot adequately or reasonably be compensated by money damages. Consequently, EXECUTIVE agrees that any breach or threatened breach by EXECUTIVE of EXECUTIVE’s obligations under this Article 5 would cause irreparable injury to WORLDSPACE, and that WORLDSPACE shall be entitled to seek (i) preliminary and permanent injunctions enjoining EXECUTIVE from violating such provisions, and (ii) money damages in the amount of any fees, compensation, benefits, profits, or other remuneration earned by EXECUTIVE or any competitor of WORLDSPACE as a result of such breach, together with interest, and costs and attorneys’ fees expended to collect such damages or secure such injunctions. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed to prohibit WORLDSPACE from pursuing any other remedy, WORLDSPACE and EXECUTIVE having agreed that all such remedies shall be cumulative,
(b) The restrictions set forth in this Article 5 and the following Article 6 shall be construed as independent covenants, and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action against WORLDSPACE, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by WORLDSPACE of the restrictions contained in this Article 5 or the following Article 6. EXECUTIVE hereby consents and waives any objection to the jurisdiction over his person or the venue of any courts within the State of Maryland with respect to any proceedings in law or in equity arising out of this Article 5 or the following Article 6. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that any of the restrictions contained in Section 5.2 are unreasonable as to time, geographical area, or otherwise, said restrictions shall be deemed to be reduced to the extent necessary in the opinion of such court to make their application reasonable.
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Samples: Executive Employment Agreement (WorldSpace, Inc), Executive Employment Agreement (WorldSpace, Inc)
Injunctive Relief; Survival. (a) EXECUTIVE acknowledges and warrants that he will be fully able to earn an adequate livelihood for himself and his dependents if Section 5.2 should be specifically enforced against him, and that such Section 5.2 merely prevents unfair competition against WORLDSPACE for a limited period of time. EXECUTIVE agrees and acknowledges that, by virtue of EXECUTIVE’s employment with WORLDSPACE, EXECUTIVE shall have access to and maintain an intimate knowledge of WORLDSPACE’s activities and affairs, including trade secrets, Confidential Information, and other confidential matters. As a result of such access and knowledge, and because of the special, unique, and extraordinary services that EXECUTIVE is capable of performing for WORLDSPACE or one of its competitors, EXECUTIVE acknowledges that the services to be rendered by EXECUTIVE pursuant to this Agreement are of a character giving them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot adequately or reasonably be compensated by money damages. Consequently, EXECUTIVE agrees that any breach or threatened breach by EXECUTIVE of EXECUTIVE’s obligations under this Article 5 would cause irreparable injury to WORLDSPACE, and that WORLDSPACE shall be entitled to (i) preliminary and permanent injunctions enjoining EXECUTIVE from violating such provisions, and (ii) money damages in the amount of any fees, compensation, benefits, profits, or other remuneration earned by EXECUTIVE or any competitor of WORLDSPACE as a result of such breach, together with interest, and costs and attorneys’ fees expended to collect such damages or secure such injunctions. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall be construed to prohibit WORLDSPACE from pursuing any other remedy, WORLDSPACE and EXECUTIVE having agreed that all such remedies shall be cumulative,.
(b) The restrictions set forth in this Article 5 and the following Article 6 shall be construed as independent covenants, and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action against WORLDSPACE, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by WORLDSPACE of the restrictions contained in this Article 5 or the following Article 6. EXECUTIVE hereby consents and waives any objection to the jurisdiction over his person or the venue of any courts within the State of Maryland with respect to any proceedings in law or in equity arising out of this Article 5 or the following Article 6. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that any of the restrictions contained in Section 5.2 are unreasonable as to time, geographical area, or otherwise, said restrictions shall be deemed to be reduced to the extent necessary in the opinion of such court to make their application reasonable.
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